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40 Years a Prisoner

40 Years a Prisoner

2020Movie⏱️ 1h 50mTV-MA
DocumentaryCrime
7.2
IMDB Rating
524 votes

Philadelphia native Tommy Oliver follows the efforts of Mike Africa Jr. to exonerate his parents, both incarcerated members of the revolutionary group MOVE.

Director
Tommy Oliver
Writers
N/A
Stars
Mike Africa Jr., Carlos Africa, Chuckie Africa
Release Date
December 8, 2020
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 1
Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 8
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Mike Africa Jr.
Mike Africa Jr.
as Self
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Carlos Africa
as Self
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Chuckie Africa
as Self
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Consuela Africa
as Self
Debbie Africa
Debbie Africa
as Self
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Delbert Africa
as Self
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Eddie Africa
as Self
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Janine Africa
as Self
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Louise Africa
as Self
Mike Africa
Mike Africa
as Self

🎬 Technical Specs

Color
Color
Production
Confluential Films, Freedom Road Productions, Get Lifted Film Company

🏷️ Keywords

police brutalityyear 19851970s1980sphiladelphia pennsylvania

🎯 Categories

CrimeDocumentary

⭐ Featured Review

Moved me enough to seek out more behind what really happened
by jrneptune2021-02-20
8/10

"The documentary provides a great deal of information around the group that was known by MOVE and how it started. It is focused NOT on the bombing of the homes they had moved to later in the 1980s. It leaves its leader or founder much in mystery and I wonder if that was done intentionally but that point isn't important to the primary focus. The focus of this documentary is about 8 people that would be charged and sentenced to prison for 30 to 100 years. It does a great job of showing how the Mayor at the time wanted to use the Police force as a tool for social change which rarely if ever..."

📖 Synopsis

Philadelphia native Tommy Oliver follows the efforts of Mike Africa Jr. to exonerate his parents, both incarcerated members of the revolutionary group MOVE.